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John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund
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59 hedge funds and large institutions have $84.2M invested in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 4

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.2M → $84.2M (+$11.9M)

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 53 → 59 (+6)

1.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.78% → 18.49% (+1.7%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 17

Holders
59
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+11.32%
% of All Funds
1.57%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
17
Reduced
17
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.6M
2
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
New York
+$2.07M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$996K
4
AIC
Aurora Investment Counsel
Georgia
+$773K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$367K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.04M
2
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$439K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$410K
4
OCM
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
-$369K
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$342K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PG
26
Patten Group
Tennessee
$696K +$672K +29,530 New
RJFSA
27
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$651K -$1.48K -65 -0.2%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$650K +$33.7K +1,481 +6%
ANBTV
29
American National Bank & Trust (Virginia)
Virginia
$491K +$59K +2,592 +14%
SFS
30
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$457K +$236K +10,354 +115%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$449K -$410K -18,026 -49%
VFS
32
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$444K +$70.6K +3,100 +20%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$407K +$68.1K +2,991 +21%
CBOR
34
Community Bank of Raymore
Missouri
$399K +$385K +16,900 New
SG Americas Securities
35
SG Americas Securities
New York
$380K +$367K +16,133 New
CWM
36
Concert Wealth Management
California
$275K – – –
CL
37
CSS LLC
Illinois
$200K +$194K +8,500 New
SIA
38
SeaBridge Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$148K – – –
DADC
39
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$141K -$14.8K -650 -10%
WEC
40
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$120K – – –
PSUF
41
People's United Financial
Connecticut
$104K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
42
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$92K +$88.4K +3,884 New
FHA
43
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$75K – – –
LTFS
44
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$66K +$15.6K +686 +32%
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$47K +$4.3K +189 +10%
MCM
46
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$26K – – –
US Bancorp
47
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$24K – – –
First Manhattan
48
First Manhattan
New York
$17K +$23 +1 +0.1%
PFG
49
Piershale Financial Group
Illinois
$16K +$15.5K +680 New
CTC
50
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$12K – – –
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BTO Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

59 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $84.2M — up 17% from $72.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new BTO positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1832 Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.04M.

  • 59 institutional investors held John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) as of Q4 2014, up from 53 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $84.2M of John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund stock for Q4 2014, up 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund positions in Q4 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund buyer in Q4 2014 was 1832 Asset Management, an estimated $3.6M added.
  • The largest John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.